In Health Vote, Democrats Weigh Success vs. Survival - New York Times

WASHINGTON — In the homestretch of the health care debate, one obvious question being asked across the capital is whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi will find 216 votes to pass the bill. For a group of particularly jittery Democrats, ... » read more...

Health Highlights: March 18, 2010 - U.S. News & World Report

About 1.2 million Graco Harmony high chairs are being recalled because they pose a fall hazard, says the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The agency said screws holding the front legs of the chair can loosen and fall out, and cracking plastic ... » read more...

New FDA Rules Restrict Cigarette Sales To Minors - Los Angeles Times

Taking aim at the tobacco industry's youth marketing machinery, the Food and Drug Administration Thursday outlawed free samples of cigarettes and banned the use of tobacco brand names on promotional gear and in the sponsorship of concerts and sporting ... » read more...

Kids Not Only Obese, They're Extremely Obese - WebMD

March 18, 2010 -- Extreme obesity has reached ''alarming'' levels among children, according to a new study that looked at the weights and heights of more than 710000 children aged 2 to 19. ''The prevalence of extreme obesity was much ... » read more...

AFL-CIO backs health care bill despite tax concern - The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The nation's largest labor federation agreed Thursday to endorse the Obama administration's health care overhaul bill, despite lingering concerns over a tax on high-cost insurance plans. Union leaders on the AFL-CIO's executive council ... » read more...

More Americans live with multiple generations of family - USA Today

More people than ever before are bunked together in multigenerational households across the USA as a record 49 million (16.1% of the population) share close quarters either permanently or temporarily, a report today by the ... » read more...

Drug-resistant TB killed 150000 in 2008 - Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis killed 150000 people in 2008 and infects between 400000 and 500000 people globally, according to World Health Organization estimates released on Thursday. WHO said the numbers suggest the ... » read more...

AP Enterprise: NASA, cruise line got flu shots - The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, ... » read more...

FDA Panel Backs Wider Use Of Boston Scientific CRT Defibrillators - Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--A Food and Drug Administration panel Thursday unanimously backed broader use of Boston Scientific Corp.'s (BSX) cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators in patients with ... » read more...

JE: Centre's delay in vaccine order may cost many lives - Indian Express

The Centre's delay in placing order for the Japanese Encephalitis vaccine to the China-based manufacturer is set to jeopardise the JE eradication programme across the country. The manufacturer needs at least six-months to deliver the order and the ... » read more...

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